Carter–Menil Human Rights Prize
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The Carter–Menil Human Rights Prize was established in 1986 by former United States president Jimmy Carter and US philanthropist
Dominique de Menil Dominique de Menil (née Schlumberger; March 23, 1908 – December 31, 1997) was a French-American art collector, philanthropist, founder of the Menil Collection and an heiress to the Schlumberger Limited oil-equipment fortune.Helfenstein, Josef, ...
to "promote the protection of human rights throughout the world."The Carter-Menil Human Rights Foundation Award description
The foundation periodically gives out prizes of $100,000 to individuals and institutions that promote human rights. Carter is the chairman of the Prize Committee.


See also

* Carter Center * Jimmy Carter


External links


Official Prize page with partial list of recipients


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter-Menil Human Rights Prize Human rights awards Jimmy Carter Awards established in 1986